Hicks Street & Woodhull Street
Hicks Street and Woodhull Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Harold Ickes Playground is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Columbia St/Carroll St, is 830 feet away for the B61, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Columbia St/Carroll St, 830 feet away, for the B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Columbia St/Carroll St B61 · Shelter830 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Columbia St 39 docks in all890 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station250 feet
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Woodhull Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Woodhull Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Elite Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5540 feet
- Mary McDowell Friends - Middle School750 feet
- Cobble Hill Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
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- Ladybug Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
- Smith Street Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 51,200 feet
- Regina's Group Daycare Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pirate's Cove Garden450 feet
- Dimattina Park Dog Run640 feet
- Summit Street Community Garden660 feet
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- Harold Ickes Playground710 feet
- Dimattina Playground760 feet
- Amazing Garden920 feet
- Backyard Garden1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Summit Street 260 feet
- Columbia Street & Woodhull Street 400 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel 520 feet
- Carroll Street & Hicks Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hicks Street at Hamilton Avenue 640 feet
- Columbia Street & Summit Street 660 feet
- Hicks Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Woodhull Street 700 feet
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel & Hamilton Avenue at Rapelye Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or Woodhull Street.